No talk about the game worries me.....ha.
Going into this game, I think this is a great opportunity for us to get our "defense lives here" mojo back - or at least it better. Rutgers is 13th in the Big Ten in scoring offense, 13th in field goal percentage, and 13th in 3 point field goal percentage.
Purdue needs to show up with some intensity. Obviously Rutgers has shown some signs of life in the Big Ten. They played very well against Maryland for 3/4 of the game until blowing a late lead. They also played Ohio State very tough for a half and played IU tough for pretty much the whole game.
It reminds me of Illinois - although Illinois is a lot better. Purdue showed up lethargic and too late getting going and it got Illinois going and by the second half, they were on a roll. We can't afford to let Rutgers get their confidence going.
As for Purdue, it'd be nice to see a low (in just Purdue terms) turnover game as steals are actually one statistic Rutgers is ok at and Purdue can really assert itself on the boards.
Going into this game, I think this is a great opportunity for us to get our "defense lives here" mojo back - or at least it better. Rutgers is 13th in the Big Ten in scoring offense, 13th in field goal percentage, and 13th in 3 point field goal percentage.
Purdue needs to show up with some intensity. Obviously Rutgers has shown some signs of life in the Big Ten. They played very well against Maryland for 3/4 of the game until blowing a late lead. They also played Ohio State very tough for a half and played IU tough for pretty much the whole game.
It reminds me of Illinois - although Illinois is a lot better. Purdue showed up lethargic and too late getting going and it got Illinois going and by the second half, they were on a roll. We can't afford to let Rutgers get their confidence going.
As for Purdue, it'd be nice to see a low (in just Purdue terms) turnover game as steals are actually one statistic Rutgers is ok at and Purdue can really assert itself on the boards.